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WATERTOWN/OAKVILLE
NATIONAL PEARL HARBOR REMEMBRANCE DAY
REMEMBRANCE SERVICE, WREATH LAYING AND CEREMONIAL
LOWERING OF THE BOAT
WHEN: DECEMBER 7TH, 2024 AT 12:00PM
WHERE: OAKVILLE GREEN (RT 73), OAKVILLE, CT
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VFW DEPARTMENT OF CONNECTICUT
VOICE OF DEMOCRACY/PATRIOTS PEN DINNER
WHEN: JANUARY 12TH, 2025 AT 1PM
WHERE: SHERATON HOTEL, 100 CAPTIAL AVE, ROCKY HILL, CT
PLEASE CONTACT TO YOUR VOD/PP REPRESENTATIVE FOR MORE DETAILS.
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT! PLEASE PASS THIS ON.
CONNECTICUT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PASSES PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR FULLY DISABLED VETERANS
THIS BILL, HB NO. 5491, WILL EXEMPT FROM PROPERTY TAXES THE PRIMARY RESIDENCES OF VETERANS WITH A VA PERMANENT AND TOTAL DISABILITY RATING. IF THE VETERAN OWNS A HOME AND ONE OR MORE VEHICLES, ONE OF THE VETERAN'S VEHICLES IS ALSO ELIGIBLE FOR THE TAX EXEMPTION.
IF THE QUALIFYING VETERAN WERE TO DIE, THE EXEMPTION WOULD BE PASSED ONTO OTHERS WHO LIVE IN THE RESIDENCE - RE: SIGNIFICANT OTHER OR CHILD.
TO GET THE TAX EXEMPTION THE QUALIFIED VETERAN JUST NEEDS TO SUBMIT PROOF OF THEIR VA RATING WITH THEIR LOCAL TAX ASSESSOR'S OFFICE.
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VFW POST 5157 POLO SHIRTS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE IN THE CANTEEN
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